Reluctant Entertainer

Family Time

Family love is like the wind; instinctive, raw, fragile, beautiful. At times angry, but always unstoppable. It is our collective breath. It is the world’s greatest force.James McBrideThe house...

Recipes

Picnic on a Boat

One evening we nabbed Hoppi (Thursday Night Dinners), telling her that we had a surprise for her, and drove to meet our friends. We headed to the lake, hopped...

Life

Fire Magic

What is it about fires that we find so mesmerizing? Paul and the boys love to build fires and Abby and I love to join around them. Some find...

Hospitality

Stress-Free and Spur of the Moment

I got an inspiring email from my friend, Faye, who has years of entertaining under her apron. I loved her idea and thought I’d share it with you! We...

Recipes

A Deeper Connection (and Zucchini Relish)

The eight of us girls go back forty to fifty years. We have a deeper connection than we’d have with an ordinary friend. We are first cousins. Last week...

Hospitality

Kids Hosting Kids

Our kids are comfortable in our kitchen. They are self-sufficient and they know how to whip up a quick snack or lunch for them and their friends. After swimming...

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Family Time

Picnic on a Boat

Fire Magic

Stress-Free and Spur of the Moment

A Deeper Connection (and Zucchini Relish)

Kids Hosting Kids

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